not much to report today

last night after two sessions, went to Wallace's for a beer (thirsty) and took an isolated spot, So nothing happened, and when a young woman was discussing theater on the other side of the bar, I did not go there. Bartender very nice, afterwards, toyed with going to a movie, but I lay down for a few minutes and fell asleep. Awakened by a call from my brother, David. who told me the exact date of my niece's wedding, September 3, or labor day Sunday. It is going to be in a hotel in Long Beach, and most people will be staying at the hotel. David told me I would be rooming with him---interesting, the first time we will be together in a long time. Remember, growing up, we shared a bedroom, (as did many children of my generation)  and had many conversations before going to sleep. Shades of "Death of a Salesman". Now I have to figure out plane travel and inexpensive (I hope) plane fare. Rest of the evening kind of uneventful, and here I am today.
 Interesting, when I fly out to Long Beach (or LA) it will be my first time in a plane since before 9/11. Yes, that was the trip to Rochester in early July of 2001---a strange vacation, I went there simply to see some minor league baseball at Red Wing Stadium---saw two games, neither very interesting---both clubs, Orioloes (whose farm team it was at the time) and Red Sox had, at that time, very poor systems. The rest of the forty eight hours I spent there was pretty uninteresting---a walk in a Rochester neighborhood only took part of the second morning. Also, a free bus returning people from downtown to the neighborhoods on the fringe of downtown, seemed to attract many people, young and old,who were either vagrants, or looked as if they had just been discharged from the nearest mental hospital. A very weird trip---also I had nothing to read at the time. The "minor league weekend" fantasy which I have carried around with me for a long time, seems to be actually kind of  a drudge.
 Today, a lot like yesterday---will see how I feel after two sessions----many possibilities----first theater dib is to go to Bushwick Starr and see the play that is there now. Hope to make it for one of the four performances this week.